House Bill Would Make Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
This bill is currently sitting in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken on the proposal since November 2025. The bill will not move forward unless these committees decide to hold a vote or hearing.
No action since November 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7711 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7711 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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Discusses the 2026 spending bill (H.R. 7148) which extended Medicare telehealth waivers through 2027. It highlights the 'Advancing Access to Telehealth Act' (H.R. 6296) as the primary legislative vehicle aimed at making these pandemic-era flexibilities permanent for seniors and rural clinics.
Explains the status of Medicare telehealth rules heading into 2025. It details how the Advancing Access to Telehealth Act seeks to eliminate the 'telehealth cliff' by making permanent the ability for patients to receive care at home and expanding the types of providers eligible for reimbursement.
Coverage of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing where the Advancing Access to Telehealth Act was debated. Lawmakers from both parties argued that telehealth has become an essential tool for health equity, particularly for those with mobility issues or living in provider deserts.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Advancing Access to Telehealth Act
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